Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:UTTC has a unique community and audience, as the college itself is owned by five Tribal Nations in North Dakota, but is located in the urban setting of Bismarck, North Dakota. The institution is owned and governed by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa; The Three Affiliated tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nations) of Fort Berthold Reservation; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate; and the Spirit Lake Nation. The campus serves approximately 400 college students each semester coming from over 36 different Tribal nations, the campus based elementary school, TJES, (K-8) enrolls 122 students, and another 160 children, under the age of five, are cared for in the childcare facilities. About 200 employees serve this community. Housing for students and families is accommodated with four dormitories for single students and sixty family housing units. Over half of the UTTC student population comes from the five tribes noted above. An additional one-third of UTTC students are enrolled members of South Dakota tribes. This both affirms our primary audience of reaching underserved American Indian families, and also provides an opportunity to further our project objectives by reaching a broader tribal audience, within our regional service area. By providing the integrated capacity efforts for students and families, UTTC Extension has a significant opportunity to impact change in the home communities of the students. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The curricula developed from this project have been widely dispersed throughout the region and beyond, to tribal colleges, high schools, and individuals. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1.Updated Diabetes and Mother Earth curriculum 2. Updated/revised Eat Smart Play Hard 3. Revised/ adapted Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program ADA Navajo 4. Updated Life Skills at a Tribal College.
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Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:
Nothing Reported
Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?UTTC Extension will reprint the Family Meals and Recipe Book adding the 24 edits found after the first 4000 print copies. The newest version will be considered very useful as the first editionsupported food systems and food sovereignty as well as community health and nutrition efforts. This book and the 36 Lifeskills lessons will be part of a newly awarded NIFA grant titled " Implementing Lifeskills In Tribal Communities." How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? During the 2015 FALCONS meeting UTTC Extension Educators asked attendees to completea survey that would guide the process for developing and distributing curriculum and resource materials to the various TCUs. The survey results indicated that the resources and curriculum supported by this project will be used by other TCUs. A plan for distribution has beendeveloped and a distribution list of over 300 schools, agencies, and programs across Indian Country has beencreated. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next year, using a no-cost extension through 08/31/17, UTTC Extension intends to complete all goals. At least one training for professionals using the Strong in Body and Spirit: Heathy Choices will be hosted by UTTC Extension. Lifeskills lessons will be part of a training for agency professionals (senior mealsite staff, childcare workers, those whoworkwith recently released prisoners and homeless shelter staff).The fully developed Mother Earth, Food Sovereignty and Health curriculum will be promoted as a booklet for community leaders as they promote Mother Earth to Health through the Kitchen Table. UTTC Extension has been awarded two FNS Nutrition Education Memorandums of Understanding. All the materials will be used as part of the training with the 31 tribes within the Mountain Plains Region.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Web-based resources: UTTC website is nearing completion. The administrative support technology contractor completed the initial layout and each department including Extension created messaging for their department page. On the new Land Grant page there are four links: Endowment, Equity/Education, Extension and Research. There will be a RESOURCES link where UTTC Extension will post all developed handouts, curriculum and strategic plans, etc. Funds within the budget for this grant were dedicated and processed for use. Diabetes and Mother Earth Curriculum: The curriculum was entirely revamped for use in the newly titled three-credit class "Mother Earth, Food Sovereignty and Health. The next step for preserving the curriculum for future use will be to create and store as PDFs on the website the entire lesson plans and materials for other colleges and community educators to access. Strong in Body and Spirit: Healthy Choices: The curriculum was used for lessons within Mother Earth class as well as community education on the campus. Plan is to implement a training for Tribal Diabetes Programs within North Dakota. The curriculum will also be stored as PDF on the UTTC Extension website with marketing for other TCU Extension programs to access the curriculum. Eat Smart, Play Hard: The materials remain available for use at community education efforts. UTTC changed their logo and mascot. UTTC Extension intends to update these materials within the next year. Negotiation was made and a second billboard was placed on a heavily used transportation route. Hundreds of Native American families coming to the 2016 Pow Wow will be able to see the billboard which supports Eat Smart and Play Hard. Lifeskills ata Tribal College: Staff used this grant to support a summer part time employee (Wanda Agnew) to evaluate the lessons used. The curriculum will be divided into three Units and divided into 36 lessons. Each lesson includes a Talking Sheet, Lesson Plan and Evaluation Sheet. Units include 12 lessons focusing on Money Matters, 12 lessons focusing on Relationships and Family and 12 lessons focusing on Managing Home and Self. The first 26 lessons are at the Graphic Designer and will be placed on the UTTC Extension website under RESOURCES, fall 2016.
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:Native American individuals, adults and youth have participated in classes, workshops, institutes, and experiential activities where these curriculum materials and educational resources have been provided. The tribal organizations and agencies include; Bureau of Indian Education schools, Tribal diabetes programs and staff, Tribal College students and their families, Tribal health workers, Food Distribution Center staff and recipients, school and senior center cooks, Women Infants and Children (WIC) staff and recipients. Changes/Problems:Good progress has been made in reviewing, updating and creating curriculum components. Completing these efforts and finalizing documents will require additional expertise and time. We will be submitting a modification of the plans to increase staff hours dedicated to the curriculum projects. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?UTTC Professional Development days for UTTC staff and faculty included an overview of the Extension curriculum resources. Some of the materials developed were available for other TCUs during the 2014 FALCONS meeting. Printed materials were used as part of an educational display during a large Maternal and Child Health Symposium focusing on sovereign nations and state public health issues. The Family Meals Recipe Book has been used as a handout during culturally based story telling presentations and family focused meal preparation hands-on activities. College students enrolled in Fundamentals of Nutrition, Medical Nutrition Therapy, and Mother Earth Food Sovereignty and Health Classes were asked to review and critique the printed curriculum items. The students represented a number of Tribal Nations and cultural backgrounds. Mountain Plains Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Program directors hosted their winter meeting at UTTC. During that session, UTTC Extension shared the Family Meals Recipe Book as well as the Cultural Food Calendars as part of the educational session. These materials will be used for training for 31 tribal Women Infants and Children (WIC) programs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Layout, motto and theme for UTTC Extension Nutrition Education handouts were developed to ensure consistency and recognition of UTTC Extension materials, including funding through USDA NIFA. Over 200 tribal programs throughout the Northern Plains (WIC, FDPIR, Nutrition for the elderly, elementary schools, head start programs) received one of each of the Eat Smart Play Hard educational materials. Postage to mail the items was made possible because of the grant. Positive feedback was received. The Bemidji Area Indian Health Service reviewed the Strong in Body and Spirit: Healthy Choice curriculum. Following the review, UTTC Extension has been asked to share materials and educational opportunities. Money Matters curriculum created for the Lifeskills project has been adopted by instructors as a component of college success classes. College instructors and students are asked to critique the materials and evaluate their usefulness. Mother Earth, Food Sovereignty and Health curriculum was accepted by UTTC Curriculum Committee as a general education course. This allows any or all UTTC students to enroll in the course which focuses on food, health disparity, and generational trauma. The course encourages continuing education, critical thinking and creativity as individuals, families and communities address challenges. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next year, UTTC Extension intends to complete all goals. Numerous publications supporting the Strong in Body and Spirit: Healthy Choices curriculum need to be developed, tested, and printed in a final version. The Lifeskills curriculum review reports will be evaluated. Data will be used as the curriculum, lessons and materials are created. A second Eat Smart, Play Hard roadside billboard will be erected prior to the 2016 powwow. Mountain Plains Regional WIC employees for 31 tribes will attend professional skills training led by the UTTC Extension team. Appropriate handouts and materials will be implemented into the training. A second printing of the Family Meals Recipe Book will be ordered. These will be available for long-term use as the materials are written to be timeless. The UTTC website will be fully designed and support UTTC Extension Resources. UTTC Extension will be provided a passcode for placement of all developed materials. UTTC Extension has recently negotiated long-term contracts for nutrition education projects with the Mountain Plains Food and Nutrition Service (NFS) Programs, FDPIR and WIC. Research based, culturally enhanced nutrition education materials will be used during those efforts. UTTC Extension intends to offer the entire Strong in Body and Spirit: Healthy Choices curriculum for campus families during the 2015-2016 school year. In addition, the Lifeskills lessons; Money Matters, Life Planning and Home Management and Parenting will be marketed for use by USDA FRTIP and CYFAR Programs, UTTC and other TCU general education classes and TCU Adult Learning programs. A year 2 modification request is being developed to provide additional staff time devoted to the curriculum review, development and promotion process.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Web-based resources: UTTC website is under construction to strengthen and enhance. This is supported by an administrative support technology contractor. UTTC Land Grant Extension is part of the planning and design approval team by serving at the table and requesting required space, functionality and visibility. Funds from this grant were and continue to be dedicated toward the completed project, but have not yet been invoiced. Diabetes and Mother Earth Curriculum: The curriculum was entirely revamped for use in the newly titled three-credit class "Mother Earth, Food Sovereignty and Health". Both on-line and campus based syllabi were updated. Support materials focusing on food deserts, food sustainability and poverty (Unnatural Causes: A public Health Newsreel series) were purchased and placed on the web for on-line learners. Several handouts required for the course were updated and printed for future use. Some of the finalized handouts include "Breastfeeding: Good for Mom, too," "BMI related to Health Risks", "Diabetes: Epidemic or Opportunity! General Information" and "Antioxidants in Fruit and Vegetables". Other materials completed include cultural Food Calendars for Anishinaabe, Lakota and Sahnish Arikara cultures. Leader's guides for the calendars were also created. Calendars and leaders guide are available on the web at http://landgrant.uttc.edu/resources/. Updated videos relating to agriculture, water systems, landscaping and buffalo were purchased. Strong in Body and Spirit: Healthy Choices: Using a previously available Indian Health Service Curriculum focusing on Navajo culture, UTTC developed five lessons focusing on Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with a greater emphasis on Northern Plains tribal culture, foods and traditions. Each lesson includes an Instructors Guide. The entire curriculum is currently stored on the "S" drive for sharing amongst faculty. Future plans are to place the curriculum on UTTC's Extension website for greater use among tribal diabetes programs and health educators. Several handouts supporting the five lessons are updated and made available. Eat Smart, Play Hard: The project is through the final stages. With concentrated efforts using a dietetic student intern, UTTC Extension developed a nutrition education magazine, five posters, and a banner replicating the national Eat Smart Play Hard theme. Most recently, a highway billboard was erected. The billboard will be visible throughout the annual powwow hosted by UTTC. All the materials used "Thunder" the UTTC mascot as a fun visual image for children and prospective college students. Life Skills at a Tribal College: The first print of the Family Meals Recipe Book has been proofed for a second printing. The resource has been found to be well received. Life Skills curriculum modules Money Matters, Home Management and Parenting, and Life Planning have been developed for review and pilot testing. None of the curriculum is in the final format.
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